Can't Keep a Secret explained

Can't Keep a Secret
Type:	studio
Artist:	Faber Drive
Cover:	Faber_drive_can't_keep_a_secret_cover.jpg
Alt:	The cover consists of a white background featuring the band's name colored in black, the album title below it colored in grey, and part of the band's logo colored in magenta and purple.
Recorded:	2009
Genre:	New wave pop punk synthpop
Length:	41:34
Label:	604 Records
Producer:	Dave Genn Josh Ramsay Brian Howes Dave 'Rave' Ogilvie Colin 'Crocker' Friesen Jeff Johnson Faber Krikit
Prev Title:	Seven Second Surgery
Prev Year:	2007
Next Title:	Lost in Paradise
Next Year:	2012

Can't Keep a Secret (stylized can'T keEp A SecrEt) is the second album by Canadian pop punk band Faber Drive. The first single released from this album was "G-Get Up and Dance". It reached number six on the Canadian Hot 100 chart. Its second single, "Give Him Up", was released on November 30, 2009, and peaked at number 26 on the Canadian Hot 100. Its third single, "You and I Tonight", peaked at number 49. A fourth single, "The Payoff", failed to chart.

Critical reception

AllMusic writer Matthew Chisling praised the new dance-rock approach the band took on the record but was skeptical of their ability to find their own sound and just use the most popular genres instead. He concluded that a track like the Jessie Farrell duet "I'll Be There" "suggest that just because Faber Drive are playing to the sounds of the times doesn't mean they can't produce terrific music that is always funky and fun, if not spectacularly unique." Johan Wippsson from Melodic also gave note of the use of synthesizers throughout the album, but felt that it sounds like two separate bands occupying the same record, with only half of the tracks utilizing said instrument. He concluded that "there's some nice songs here like on the debut and if you're into lightweight modern rock Can't Keep a Secret is worth checking up."

At the 2011 Juno Awards, Can't Keep a Secret was nominated for Pop Album of the Year, ultimately losing to Justin Bieber's My World 2.0.^[1]

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's booklet.^[2]

Faber Drive

• Faber – lead vocals, guitar
• Krikit – bass, backing vocals
• JP – lead guitar, backing vocals
• Stricko – drums, backing vocals

Additional musicians

• Colin 'Crocker' Friesen
• Brian Howes
• Jeff Johnson
• Shane Hayes
• Daniel Adair
• Josh Ramsay
• Nik Pesut
• Dave 'Rave' Ogilvie
• Dave Genn
• Darren Parris
• Doug Gorkoff
• Ian Browne
• Paul Laine
• Jay Van Poederooyen
• Jay Bennison

Technical

• Colin 'Crocker' Friesen – producer, digital editing
• Dave Genn – producer
• Jeff Johnson – producer
• Josh Ramsay – producer, digital editing
• Brian Howes – producer
• Dave 'Rave' Ogilvie – producer, mixing
• Mark Needham – mixing
• Mike Fraser – mixing
• Joey Moi – mixing
• Jay Van Poederooyen – mixing, digital editing
• Dean Maher – engineering, digital editing
• Chris 'Hollywood' Holmes – engineering
• Ted Jensen – mastering
• Tom Coyne – mastering

Imagery

• Matt Barnes – photography
• Jacqueline Sonegra – logo design
• re:form – design

External links

• Can't Keep a Secret on Myspace
• Faber Drive TV on YouTube

Notes and References

1. 2011 Juno Awards Winners. Tribute. June 30, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20231023132846/https://www.tribute.ca/junoawards/winners.asp. October 23, 2023. live.
2. Can't Keep a Secret. Faber Drive. 604. Universal Music Canada. 2009. booklet. 25396 01132.